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Nvidia brings its Grid virtual desktop to the masses
Nvidia is introducing a new graphics card option for its Grid virtual desktop system, promising to cut the costs of streaming graphics-intensive applications to employees.
Microsoft and HPE throw their weight behind Mesosphere
Mesosphere made its mark early with large companies like Twitter and Netflix, and on Thursday the company got a fresh boost from two more tech giants: Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Six Flags to provide virtual reality on roller-coaster rides
Riders can opt out of the VR gear and still use the nine new coasters.
HPE takes on Nutanix, Cisco with hyperconverged system
Hewlett Packard Enterprise will enter the fast-growing market for hyperconverged systems with a new product that it plans to unveil this month, CEO Meg Whitman said Thursday.
CoreOS CEO sees containers as just the beginning
Containers are revolutionizing enterprise IT in much the way smartphones have transformed the world of consumer technology, but there's still much more to come.
Forthcoming update to Parallels Access boosts support for iPad Pro
Parallels Access, an app that lets users access their PC or Mac from their mobile device, is getting an update soon to improve its compatibility with the iPad Pro.
That Linux flaw may be fixed, but what about your containers?
Countless patching efforts are now under way for the years-old bug discovered in the GNU C Library this week, but organizations that use container technology shouldn't relax just yet.
Xen's latest hypervisor updates are missing some security patches
The Xen Project released new versions of its virtual machine hypervisor, but forgot to fully include two security patches that had been previously made available.
Is Docker ditching Ubuntu Linux? Confusion reigns
Docker has long relied on Ubuntu Linux as the default host environment for Docker apps, but comments made by the company's CTO recently suggest that might not be the case much longer.
AMD's new FirePro server GPUs can turn a basic PC into a graphics powerhouse
A barebones PC can become a multimedia or virtual reality powerhouse with new FirePro server graphics processors introduced by AMD.
VMware cuts 800 jobs as it transitions from older 'blockbuster' compute products
VMware is cutting 800 jobs as it transitions from its traditional products to newer, emerging technologies.
What does an Oracle audit look like? This one certainly wasn't pretty
Oracle is at least as well-known for its aggressive licensing tactics as for its namesake database technology, and a recent dispute makes it clear that that reputation isn't entirely unfounded.
Review: Run Windows 10 on your Mac using VMware’s Fusion 8
If the goal is hosting Windows (or Linux) on a Mac using a Type 2 hypervisor, Fusion8 is the tool for you. There’s a Standard version for end users and a Pro version for developers, as VMware wants to capture as many developers as it...
First look: Run VMs in VMs with Hyper-V containers
Windows Server 2016’s Hyper-V containers are lighter weight than traditional VMs and more secure than traditional containers.
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Forecast 2016: 5 disruptors to keep on your radar
Savvy tech execs can't afford to ignore these developments, which stand to remake the future of IT.
VMware CIO: 'I've worked for a lot of evil people in my career'
When you're the CIO of a company that sells to CIOs, you've got to figure there's a good chance you're going to be asked to do more than just keep the servers running.
Usability is the secret behind Docker's growth
Docker, the company behind wildly popular open-source containerization technology, didn't invent containers, but its Senior Vice President of Engineering says usability drove its adoption.
Latest Windows Server 2016 beta shows off Microsoft's new containers
Microsoft launched the fourth technical preview for the next version of Windows Server on Thursday, giving the public access to its new Hyper-V containers.
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